Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1521

March to April 2098 ذو الحجّة

Dates for

Dates expectedHijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance. Every date below may move by a day.

How the Centre establishes these dates

Hijri dates on this site are established by moon sighting, not by calculation. A month begins for the Centre when the new crescent has been sighted with the naked eye on our own horizon, south-east Queensland; where no sighting is confirmed here, the outgoing month is completed at 30 days. Dates shown as expected are subject to that confirmation. Members who follow a marja with a different ruling on the horizon, or on sighting through instruments, should follow their own marja — these dates govern the Centre’s programme.

Calculated for PakistanThese are Pakistan’s dates, calculated, not announced. A month there is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in Pakistan. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.

Calculated for IndiaThese are India’s dates, calculated, not announced. A month there is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in India. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.

Dhu al-Hijja 1521 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Mar 6Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	27, Dhu al-Hijja	38, Dhu al-Hijja
49, Dhu al-Hijja	510, Dhu al-Hijja	611Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	712Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	813Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	914Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1015Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja
1116, Dhu al-Hijja	1217, Dhu al-Hijja	1318, Dhu al-Hijja	1419The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1520Nawruz, Dhu al-Hijja, Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)	1621Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1722, Dhu al-Hijja
1823Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1924, Dhu al-Hijja	2025, Dhu al-Hijja	2126, Dhu al-Hijja	2227Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2328, Dhu al-Hijja	2429Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja
2530, Dhu al-Hijja	2631, Dhu al-Hijja	27Apr 1, Dhu al-Hijja	282, Dhu al-Hijja	293, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1521 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Mar 5Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	26, Dhu al-Hijja	37, Dhu al-Hijja	48, Dhu al-Hijja
59, Dhu al-Hijja	610Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	711Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	812Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	913Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1014Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1115, Dhu al-Hijja
1216, Dhu al-Hijja	1317, Dhu al-Hijja	1418The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1519Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1620Nawruz, Dhu al-Hijja, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning	1721, Dhu al-Hijja	1822Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja
1923, Dhu al-Hijja	2024, Dhu al-Hijja	2125, Dhu al-Hijja	2226Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2327, Dhu al-Hijja	2428Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2529, Dhu al-Hijja
2630, Dhu al-Hijja	2731, Dhu al-Hijja	28Apr 1, Dhu al-Hijja	292, Dhu al-Hijja	303, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1521 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Mar 5Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	26, Dhu al-Hijja	37, Dhu al-Hijja	48, Dhu al-Hijja
59, Dhu al-Hijja	610Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	711Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	812Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	913Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1014Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1115, Dhu al-Hijja
1216, Dhu al-Hijja	1317, Dhu al-Hijja	1418The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1519Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1620Nawruz, Dhu al-Hijja, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning	1721, Dhu al-Hijja	1822Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja
1923, Dhu al-Hijja	2024, Dhu al-Hijja	2125, Dhu al-Hijja	2226Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2327, Dhu al-Hijja	2428Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2529, Dhu al-Hijja
2630, Dhu al-Hijja	2731, Dhu al-Hijja	28Apr 1, Dhu al-Hijja	292, Dhu al-Hijja	303, Dhu al-Hijja

Mourning
Celebration
Worship
Commemoration
Bar: in the calendar, no programme announced yet
Friday

Where communities differ on a date, both positions are shown rather than one being presented as correct. Families at this Centre follow different maraji, and the calendar reflects that.

Observances in Dhu al-Hijja

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1
ThuWedWed
6 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
TueMonMon
11 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Mourning · alternate report
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: 30 Dhu al-Qada is the famous report
- Indo-Pak: 29 Dhu al-Qada
- Iraqi: 5 or 6 Dhu al-Hijja
7
WedTueTue
12 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
ThuWedWed
13 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
FriThuThu
14 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
FriThuThu
14 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
SatFriFri
15 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
Eid al-Adha
Celebration
Yawm al-Nahr
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
- Iranian: Announcement of the followed marja
14
WedTueTue
19 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
151616
Thu
20 Mar
Nawruz
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
- Hazara: Observed
- Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
- Khoja: Generally not observed
15
ThuWedWed
20 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org)
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
16
FriThuThu
21 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning · 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
- Iranian: 15 Rajab
- Khoja: 15 Rajab (duas.org)
18
SunSatSat
23 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
ThuWedWed
27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
SatFriFri
29 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
Day of Mubahala
Celebration
Revelation of the Verse of Wilaya (the ring given in ruku)
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Dhu al-Hijja 9 AH
- Iranian: 24 Dhu al-Hijja; 21st or 25th in minority reports